Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-18
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quakes and turuaioes indicate urGe
passing irritability and are ut no ,D.4se-
quence Ia the lofty state ot mind in-
duced by suci. rt.rieCt!un> Dr Max
Scmmlcr was apt Uo ur-.lr,t such Irifir~ as
fashion, ia hats and .,dTS and uecktir>
which could not he brought into any
possible relation with hi> SrienCe and
when stimulated by the criticism of his
iilucre, kaIchen Schrader, he resolved to
conform 10 the whimS of his age-hiS
experiments III conformity proved always
more disastrous that his unconscious
originality. That. : course. led 10 SCrur>
Mhi,h We're unpleasant while they lasted.
but We're made up la the usual tp
proved fashion. For all that. something
remained after these 4usrrels which tears
and caressIsS failed TO efface. II began
slowly I" dawn upon Max that some
influence was AT work tending to alternate
katchen from him, and after haN ing
N8inly specu!atrl upon il ior Il month, he
asked her, with all sorts of cautious,
lover like circnmInculations, What was
the matter She shed "A few preliminary
tears. which, III MaN's eyes. heightened
her lovellness, and then exclaimed:
What il the good OF my concealing il
any longer Max
in it.
Il love you, MaN.' she cried; ''yuu
know that | love you: but how can |
marry You when you are such fail
ure: Ny father insists upon ii that |
must break my engagement with You and
marry Mr.. iIsrhiIsch, the broker. That's
what makes me cry. for | cannot 1--we
without you To >culd. Man: and yet what
can l do, when papa and mamma both
throw it AT me from morning ill night
that You can make no money-that You
are Il failure
Failure cried Max, jumping up and
rubbing his speCtacles with his handker-
chief Il u failure, l. who have taken
the great university medal in chemistry
and am now tutor, with a sure promise
of a professorship,''
les but what is professorship after
all, Six or eight hundred dollars a year,
with the prospect OF $1,000 when you are
too old 10 enjoy il Mr. IiarhitsCh often
makes that in u day. or even more
YES, but how does he make it, By
gambling and cheating. ! have heard
that his reputation On the bourse is very
bad If wanted 10 cheat | could also
get rick, and in a shorter time than Har-
Ditsch. -
Well, could You now Ny father says
that you scientific men are mere night
caps. who sit in your studies and medi
tate, hut cannot turn your knowledge TO
ANY practical account
Or Semmler began TO pace the floor
angrily. buttoning and again unbuttoning
ms coat as he went on. suddenly he
stopped before his astoUished fiancee.
'KaIchen he said seriously, what is
Il t.aS. IA, "a In II al.
face 10 face with the infinities. "
Il do not know what II is 10 man,
but 10 woman who stands face 10 face
with the infiuities it is good deal. She
can get no end Of things with il "
All. my child, exclaimed Max, i'll
despair. what are things. Nothing at
all We are ourselves nothing Al all. We
produce scarcely ripple upon the stream
of time Consider the immensely of the
time that has preceded US, the immensely
OF the time that will succeed us, snd the
immcnsity of the space that surrounds Us:
the innumerable myriads and myriads of
our Kind that nature has poured forth, l.
pouring forth. and shall pour forth to all |
eternity: what, then. are You and in this |
torrent of teeming whirlinS. seething, in !
eNhaHstible life, What occupation is I
nubler and more dieniied 10 man, con |
sciOus of his place in this cosmic life, than |
IL contemplate nature grandeur 10
investigate her serene and pitileSs pro |
cesseSs Ia press his ear close 10 iier breast !
and listen 10 her mighty heart beat What |
L. the occupation OF a pnltry, purbilnd, |
money changer compared 10 the CAIN anu
lofty seershlp of priest Ia the Temple OF
science WI" cohtrntediS ourhs out Tue
nlcherinS lamp oil MS being IN ,he wee
l,,- a.. Bf,
Ci The great mother VINO Haae iiih'
nat Is ueautuui! mat Is Sfdtlu' III
ce'n eJaclaatea ha'ehei' hi"ch IN
pressed py her io>er eio4uei''e- ohe
put her arms about his neck ana wept Tor
a while contentediy upon MS h"som
~ on ale great man, indeed, MAN
she went On, sobbins; i shall never say
AGAIN that you are failure. hu'' she
added, hesltatingiy' gazing up al MN
win an ahorapie' teafiui shiile' IL YOU
only could make httie money-n"t on
my account, yon Know, out on iather ;.
Max tore himself away from her and
oeean once more 10 pace the hoor.
But you "o"iu ho' nave me mere
miserable money making fhllistlhe, VINO
deserts science and inNents baking pow
aefs anu shoe oiacAils' he ulieu' h"hs
nantly
1es, yes, would she tespoliie,' Dl.s. 81.
Enthusiastically DO invent something
shoe biachihs' i"r INSTANCE war iruh'eh NJ ho'
10 crack tiie ieIther' oeeaise 'iI"' : y"S'
"hat l am ia hee'i oi--''elliiiiei '7ii''s
0hihr :. :. > III III 'he ,ie" spapeiS 'm,
"A me s'fee. IorHeIs' Not''. .i'''u
She laughed with delight at her idea
and clung once more caressingly about his
Eeck
But should be a very unhappy man
# deserted science and engaged permG
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